Sayulita, Mexico

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Sayulita. Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sayulita

Sayulita is a town in Nayarit, Mexico. From Sayulita you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Sayulita, a kite and windsurf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 191 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PVR, 29 km away.

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Staying in Sayulita

  • 191 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PVR, 29 km, TPQ, 87 km, ZLO, 213 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Sayulita.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Sayulita each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sayulita: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Sayulita1.4 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft603 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore, fair3 ft162 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small3 ft139 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, too small3 ft176 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft174 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small2 ft133 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft84 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Sayulita: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sayulita, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41, fair6 ft9 shollow603kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Mon 19Oct17, too small3 ft9 shollow162kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small3 ft9 shollow139kJwind from the north, 1 knot29°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small3 ft11 shollow176kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small3 ft12 shollow174kJwind from the north, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small2 ft11 shollow133kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small2 ft11 shollow84kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots28°C
San Pancho4.9 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft313 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small3 ft68 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small2 ft102 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft99 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small2 ft76 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft47 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for San Pancho: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at San Pancho, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct25, too small5 ft9 shollow313kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small3 ft6 shollow68kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small3 ft5 shollow35kJwind from the north, 2 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small2 ft11 shollow102kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small2 ft11 shollow99kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small2 ft11 shollow76kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small1 ft11 shollow47kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sayulita, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Sayulita

Windsurf near Sayulita

Places to eat near Sayulita

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits